The Top Ten Animals With the Most Mentions in the Bible

The Top Ten Animals With the Most Mentions in the Bible

Which animal do you think gets the most mentions in the bible. Taking both old and new testaments into account these ten animals get well over 100 mentions between the two versions. While it doesn’t mean much to most people, I think its still worth knowing…

The Top Ten Animals With the Most Mentions in the Bible

The Camel with 62 Mentions in the Bible

10 – Camel – Old Testament:56 – New Testament:6 – Total Mentions: 62

Genesis 24:11 – He had the camels kneel down near the well outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water.

The Goat with 138 Mentions in the Bible

9 – Goat – Old Testament:131 – New Testament:7 – Total Mentions: 138

Genesis 30:33 – And my honesty will testify for me in the future, whenever you check on the wages you have paid me. Any goat in my possession that is not speckled or spotted, or any lamb that is not dark-coloured, will be considered stolen.”

The Ass with 150 Mentions in the Bible

8 – Ass – Old Testament:142 – New Testament:8 – Total Mentions: 150

Genesis 24:35 – And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

Deuteronomy 11:4 – what he did to the Egyptian army, to its horses and chariots, how he overwhelmed them with the waters of the Red Sea as they were pursuing you, and how the Lord brought lasting ruin on them.

The Ram with 165 Mentions in the Bible

5 – Ram – Old Testament:165 – New Testament:0 – Total Mentions: 165

Exodus 29:32 – At the entrance to the tent of meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.

The Ox with 166 Mentions in the Bible

4 – Ox – Old Testament:156 – New Testament:10 – Total Mentions: 166

Genesis 49:6 – Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly, for they have killed men in their anger and hamstrung oxen as they pleased.

The Lion with 176 Mentions in the Bible

3 – Lion – Old Testament:167 – New Testament:9 – Total Mentions: 176

Genesis 49:9 – You are a lion’s cub, Judah; you return from the prey, my son. Like a lion he crouches and lies down, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

The Lamb with 188 Mentions in the Bible

2 – Lamb – Old Testament:153 – New Testament:35 – Total Mentions: 188

Exodus 12:4 – If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbour, having taken into account the number of people there are. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat.